Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-08

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In the future all cars, buses and trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers.

Do you think the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

keeping in view the nature of issue regarding drive less cars ans buses i would like to discuss diffeItrent aspect of driving a vehicle without driver.In todays world we find thousand of peoples which are directly effected by such news either in positive or negitive way.We can not be happy on such thing altogether because it is good and bad both things we can see in future

In upcoming time definatily the vehicles are driverless it is good news for us and for ours next generation.Without driver car,bus and trucks is ike a dream because when its happen we also save our time.The main point we can not need driver top drive car we are free and enjoy our jounery infact we our fuel comsumption is low but it also a drawback of driverless vehicle first of all we can tal aboout cost of such cars,buses and trucks is too expensive middle class peoples can,t affort it.The major disadvantges of driverless vehicles control with theirs software if its unfortunately crash or not working at the time of driving it cause of big ancident.It actually happan in last days i see the news in social media a whole family died because of the driverless car software can not work because sensors not respond at a time.At the end i want to explain we should definatily use the such technologies in our modern life because such things save our time and give us freedom for such boring work but we use it carefully and we should use vehicles of best campany.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address the question by presenting both benefits and drawbacks, including convenience and time-saving on one side, and cost and software failure on the other. Your final sentence also gives a position in favour of using the technology, provided it is used carefully. However, the response does not clearly decide whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages: the opening says the issue is both good and bad, while the conclusion does not compare their relative importance. The points are relevant but mostly asserted rather than explained. For example, you mention lower fuel consumption and a fatal software failure, but do not explain how likely or representative these outcomes are, or why the benefits should outweigh the risks. State your judgement clearly and develop it with specific reasoning or a well-explained example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: you introduce the topic, discuss benefits and drawbacks, and finish with a recommendation. Basic linking expressions such as “In upcoming time,” “first of all,” and “At the end” help signal movement between points. However, the response has no clear paragraph breaks, and the benefits and disadvantages are crowded together in one long section, so the progression is difficult to follow. Some links are also unclear or mechanical; for instance, “but it also a drawback” shifts abruptly from a benefit to a disadvantage without a clear transition. Group each main idea into a separate paragraph, use topic sentences, and connect examples explicitly to the point they support. This would make the overall argument easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “driverless vehicles,” “fuel consumption,” “software,” and “sensors,” and you communicate several key ideas despite errors. However, the range is limited and many spelling and word-choice problems make the reader work to understand the message. Examples include “drive less cars,” “effected,” “negitive,” and “affort”; these errors are noticeable throughout. Some combinations are also unnatural, such as “control with theirs software” and “save our time.” Aim to learn accurate topic-related phrases and check spelling and collocations carefully. More precise wording—for example, describing a system as “malfunctioning” or a vehicle as “affordable”—would help you express the risks and benefits more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to combine ideas using clauses and conjunctions, as in “if it unfortunately crash or not working at the time of driving,” but complex sentences are often faulty and the range of structures remains limited. Errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction occur frequently: “it cause of big accident,” “when its happen,” and “we can not need driver” are difficult to interpret without rereading. Punctuation and sentence boundaries also need attention, as several ideas run together. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then join them with correctly formed clauses—for example, “If the software fails while the vehicle is moving, it could cause a serious accident.” Check subject–verb agreement and verb tense in every sentence.

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